Kobs v. Jacobson’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “if an obligor makes a voluntary change in employment resulting in reduction of income, monthly gross income equal to one hundred percent of the obligor’s greatest average monthly earnings, in any twelve consecutive months beginning on or after thirty-six months before commencement of the proceeding before the court, for which reliable evidence is provided, less actual monthly gross earnings, may be imputed without a showing that the obligor is unemployed or underemployed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Doepke v. Doepke

2. “Without ordering the parties to present more information and making specific findings of fact, a [district] court cannot arbitrarily ignore the guidelines simply because it feels the obligor's tax returns do not adequately reflect the obligor's income.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ferguson v. Wallace-Ferguson